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3-D Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection Site

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 78803

A nuclear medicine imaging study that uses a radioactive tracer, one that tends to build up in tumors, inflamed tissue, or infected areas, combined with a specialized camera that creates cross-sectional, three-dimensional images of a single body region. It is used to pinpoint the location of an abnormal area found by other tests or exams.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does 3-D Nuclear Scan To Locate A Tumor Or Infection Site cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $417.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $288 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$316

AK $1,023FL $288

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.